COURSE OUTLINE BIOLOGY 101 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I HOURS ...

Division of Applied Science & Management School of Science Fall, 2019

COURSE OUTLINE

BIOLOGY 101 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I 45 HOURS Lecture, 45 HOURS Lab

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Tara Stehelin, Instructor

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Margaret Dumkee, Dean

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APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION Biology 101

3 Credit Course Fall, 2019

BIOLOGY 101, PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I

INSTRUCTORs: Tara Stehelin, B.Sc., M.Sc. OFFICE HOURS: Friday 11:00 ? 12:30

Lucile Fressigne, PhD.

or by appointment

OFFICE LOCATION: A2806

CLASSROOM: TBA, Lab A2805

E-MAIL: tstehelin@yukoncollege.yk.ca lfressigne@yukoncollege.yk.ca TELEPHONE: (867) 456-6957

DATES and TIMES: LECTURE: Tues/Thurs 10:30 ? 12:00 LABS: Fridays 9am ? 12pm or 1 ? 4pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a core introductory science course, transferrable to most Canadian universities as a first-year level Biology course, emphasizing principles with wide applications to all living organisms, including ecology, the origin and diversity of life, mechanisms of inheritance, evolution and adaptations to the environment, cell structure and function, and a basic introduction to metabolism. A comparative approach to the unity and diversity of organisms is stressed. Weekly mandatory lab sessions reinforce subject matter presented in lectures.

PREREQUISITES One of the following is required (and more than one is recommended): Biology 11,12, or Chemistry 11 (or equivalent). Math 12 (or equivalent) is recommended either as a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Students are expected to utilize basic mathematical skills.

EQUIVALENCY OR TRANSFERABILITY This course transfers as first-year biology (one semester) to most Canadian Universities Please see the BC Transfer Guide or contact the School of Science for more information on transferability.

LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following:

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1. General Biology -the steps taken in rigorous scientific process and what defines a living organism, including knowledge of the unifying themes of living organisms

2. Ecology -levels of study in ecology and examples of new properties that emerge at each level, factors that determine and influence distribution of life on Earth

3. Evolution -the observations and main inferences of Charles Darwin such as concepts of evolution, natural selection, mutation, and sources of evidence for evolution, application of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, causes of evolutionary change (microevolution), patterns of change in phenotypes resulting from natural selection (macroevolution), speciation, and hybridization

3. The Diversity of Life -overview of taxonomic groups and the origin of species, unifying characteristics and basic knowledge of the diversity within each of the taxonomic groups; prokaryotes and the two main kingdoms within, eukaryotes including protistans and the main groups within, fungi, plants and evolutionary patterns from non-vascular to seedless vascular to seed plants, evolution and adaptations in angiosperms, evolutionary patterns in animals from invertebrates, protostomates, segmented animals, to deuterostomates and chordates, and the challenges of life on land for both plants and animals

4. Chemical Basis of Life -unique properties of water that allow it to support life, basic understanding of chemical bonds, molecules, compounds and reactions common in living systems

Lab Learning Outcomes Upon completion of mandatory lab sessions students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic ecological practices such as population density estimations, complete a basic statistical test, recognize sources of evidence for evolution, identify types of cells from different taxonomic groups, correct procedures of microscopy using both compound and stereomicroscopes, including the ability to prepare wet mount slides with live organisms. Students will be able to demonstrate practical knowledge necessary to conduct dissections on several invertebrate organisms, including clams, roundworms, segmented worms, crayfish, insects, and sea stars.

COURSE FORMAT (3-3-0) Three hours of lecture, three hours of labs, and zero hours of tutorial per week. Material will be presented in two lectures and one lab session per week. Attendance in the laboratory is mandatory. Students must pass the lab and lecture portions of

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the course independently.

ASSESSMENTS

Attendance policy Students must attend the laboratory session assigned to them upon registration, once per week. Attendance is mandatory in labs and greatly encouraged in lectures. Absence from labs results in a zero grade assigned for assignments and quizzes relevant to the missed lab. If the instructor is notified in advance of potential problems with attendance for medical reasons or travel with a sports team, alternate work may be arranged.

Lab assignments Assignments are handed out at the beginning of laboratory sessions and graded on the basis of understanding and applying principles involved as well as the correctness of answers to solutions. Most students finish assignments during the lab session, although they are not due until the next week day at noon.

Tests Quizzes on lecture material are given approximately once every two weeks. There are 5 quizzes in total. The final examination will be held at the end of the term and is worth 20% of the total mark. It will cover material from the entire course and the examination date will be announced as soon as confirmed by administration. Quizzes on laboratory material are given every lab session (except the first) and cover material from the lab exercises the week before and a few questions from that week's lab. Students are expected to read lab material before coming into the lab. There is no final exam for the laboratory portion of the course.

EVALUATION Lecture Quizzes (5) Final exam Lab Assignments (11) Lab Quizzes (10) Total

45% 20% 17.5% 17.5% 100%

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS For students in a science program:

Campbell Biology, 2nd Canadian Edition (2017) with Mastering Biology online resources Authors: Reece, J. B., L. A. Urry, M. L. Cain, S. A. Wasserman, P. V. Minorsky, R. B. Jackson, F. E. Rawle, D. G. Durnford, C. D. Moyes, K. Scott, and S. J. Walde. Pearson ISBN-13: 9780134589947 ?2018 Cloth Bound with Access Card Published

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